In 1932 he was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal. He played one match as forward and scored one goal. He also competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay in the athletics programme.[1] He was born in Jha-Jha, India and was a student of the prestigious school Oak Grove School, Mussoorie, India.
Carr was selected for the hockey team in the 1936 Olympics but could not get leave from his employer.[2]
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^ abEvans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^Indian hockey tour, Guardian, 7 July 1936 (via newspapers.com)
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